The Horizon Experiment centers on original protagonists from marginalized backgrounds, set in popular genres or inspired by well-known pop culture characters, each with a unique comic style that fans will love. A diverse twist on the popular story. The initiative is a collaboration between Eisner Award and Harvey Award-winning creator Pornsak Pichetshott (The Good Asian, Infidel) and award-winning editor Will Dennis (SOMNA: A Bedtime Story, Gideon Falls”).
Horizon Experiment: Finders//Keepers is a reversal of Indiana Jones in which Puerto Rican archeology graduate student Inés Guarúa plans to steal important cultural artifacts from a famous museum and return them to their rightful place. It’s a story. Heart of the rainforest. If she fails, the curse could destroy Puerto Rico. This leads Guarua on a quest to smuggle other artifacts from museums and institutions back into their native culture. Finders//Keepers flips the traditional action-adventure narrative script in a fun and exciting way, opening up new avenues for future story possibilities for protagonist Guarua.
Horizon Experiment: Finder//Keeper
Writer: Vita Ayala
Artist: Skyler Patridge
Color: Jason Wardy
Becca Carey, writer and designer
Cover: Patridge, Tula Lotay
Release date: January 15, 2024
PORTLAND, Ore. 10/16/2024 — Powerful comic book artist Vita Ayala (The New Mutants, Static: Season 1) joins rising star artist Skyler Patridge (Absolute Power: Ground Zero) , “Supergirl”) and “The Horizon.” Experiment: Finders//Keepers is an all-new action-adventure comic that twists the genre like never before. Fans of Indiana Jones, The Mummy, and Tomb Raider will enjoy this thrilling, fresh take on this style of storytelling, reimagined with new energy and perspective. Released in January 2025, this book will be the final installment in The Horizon Experiment series of one-shots.
The Horizon Experiment centers on original protagonists from marginalized backgrounds, set in popular genres or inspired by well-known pop culture characters, and each unique comic is loved by fans. A diverse twist on the popular story. The initiative is a collaboration between Eisner Award and Harvey Award-winning creator Pornsak Pichetshott (The Good Asian, Infidel) and award-winning editor Will Dennis (SOMNA: A Bedtime Story, Gideon Falls”).
Horizon Experiment: Finders//Keepers is a reversal of Indiana Jones in which Puerto Rican archeology graduate student Inés Guarúa plans to steal important cultural artifacts from a famous museum and return them to their rightful place. It’s a story. Heart of the rainforest. If she fails, the curse could destroy Puerto Rico. This leads Guarua on a quest to smuggle other artifacts from museums and institutions and return them to their native culture. Finders//Keepers flips the traditional action-adventure narrative script in a fun and exciting way, opening up new avenues for future story possibilities for protagonist Guarua.
“I’ve always loved action-adventure stories, but most of the typical protagonists and traditional settings just didn’t work for someone like me,” Ayala said. “Working on The Horizon Experiment, I thought I had found a way to open up that world to anyone who wanted to be a hero. It was one of the most fun projects of my career, and I wanted to create a world like this. I’m really happy to be joining such a great team!”
“Of all the projects announced as part of The Horizon Experiment, Finders//Keepers is the most anticipated, which doesn’t surprise me,” Picheshot said. “Nothing made me want to get back into the world of comics editing more than the chance to work with Vita Ayala, so I hope they are interested in joining. Skylar Partridge is a superstar on the rise, and with each new high-profile project taking her in exciting directions, I knew their collaboration would be something special. . They delivered and then some.”
“‘Finders//Keepers’ is a dream project narratively, artistically and thematically, and the Horizon Experiment is a much-needed stage to tell these stories. ,” Patridge said. “It’s rare that projects come together so perfectly, and working with Vita, Pornsak, and Will to build and bring this world to life has been both satisfying and deeply inspiring. Add to that the amazing work of colorist Jason Wardy and letterer/designer Becca Carey, and it feels like we just won the creative lottery.”
Like other titles in The Horizon Experiment, this one-shot will serve as a pilot for a creator-owned series that could be continued if there is more demand. In addition to the cover featuring art by Patridge, the issue features variant covers by Eisner Award-winning artist Tula Lotay (SOMNA: A Bedtime Story, Barnstormers: A Ballad of Love and Murder). Masu. This is part of a series connecting variant covers across all issues. There are five Horizon Experiment one-shots.
The Horizon Experiment series kicks off on September 25th with The Manchurian, written by Pichetshot and illustrated by superstar artists Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson (The Adventurer, Harley Quinn). , featuring a Chinese super spy inspired by James Bond. Other upcoming releases include Islamic exorcism horror The Sacred Damned (written by Sabir Pirzada and Michael Walsh), East African werewolf horror Moon Dogs (written by Tanariv Due and Kelsey Ramsey), and the horror comedy Includes “Motherfuckin Monsters.” (written by J. Holtham and Michael Lee Harris). We will publish a total of 5 issues every month.
The Horizon Experiment: Finders//Keepers #1 will be available in comic book shops on Wednesday, January 15th.
Cover by Patridge A Cover by Tula Lotay Cover B (connection) Cover by Tula Lotay C (1:25 foil incentive, connection) Cover D (blank sketch)
The Horizon Experiment: Finders//Keepers #1 will also be available on many digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Pichet Shot will be speaking about the Horizon Experiment at New York Comic Con’s “Image Comics Presents: Breaking Ground” panel this Sunday, October 20th from 11am to 12pm EST in Room 406.2 We plan to discuss it. Pichet Shot will also be on display at booth I32 during the event.
